Table 1.

Patient demographics

	Clearers	Nonclearers	p (alpha level 0.05)
Age (Avg. years)	60.2	61.3	p = 0.250
Sex	61.90 % M/38.1 % F	53.33 % M/46.67 % F	p = 0.212
Initial lactate	4.08	2.51	p = 0.010
Lactate clearance time (s)	32.0 (SD = 4.93)	31.3 (SD = 4.96)	p = 0.782
Diagnosis
Sepsis	56.36 %	43.64 %	p = 0.307
Severe sepsis	55.00 %	45.00 %	p = 0.324
Septic shock	45.52 %	54.48 %	p = 0.321
Organ function
Kidney function (EGFR)	47.4	45.9	p = 0.531
Liver function (MELD)	15.6	16.6	p = 0.363
Total (N)	115	114